#
#        Python GUI - Radio buttons - Generic
#

from Properties import overridable_property
from Controls import Control

class RadioButton(Control):
    """RadioButtons are used in groups to represent a 1-of-N
    choice. A group of RadioButtons is coordinated by a
    RadioGroup object. The 'group' property indicates the
    RadioGroup to which it belongs, and the 'value' property
    is the value to which the RadioGroup's value is set
    when this RadioButton is selected."""
    
    group = overridable_property('group', """The RadioGroup to
                which this radio button belongs.""")

    value = overridable_property('value', """The value to which
                the associated radio group's 'value' property should be
                set when this radio button is selected.""")

    _group = None
    _value = None

    #
    #        Properties
    #

    def get_group(self):
        return self._group

    def set_group(self, new_group):
        old_group = self._group
        if new_group is not old_group:
            if old_group:
                old_group._remove(self)
            self._group = new_group
            if new_group:
                new_group._add(self)

    def get_value(self): ##*change*
        return self._value

    def set_value(self, new_value):
        old_value = self._value
        if new_value != old_value:
            self._value = new_value
            self._value_changed()
    
    def _value_changed(self):
        raise NotImplementedError
